Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

western duck sickness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
west-ern -duck- sick-ness
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzootic form of duck botulism in the western United States and Canada.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does western duck sickness mean?
An enzootic form of duck botulism in the western United States and Canada.

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